Hi all,

I have a flight from Dubai next month and was just wondering what lounge options I have?

It's a business trip and I am flying on Economy (was hoping to be able to upgrade with miles but my fair class doesn't allow it) so there isn't any chance of getting complimentary lounge access.

I my flight is at 1:55am so I need somewhere quiet to sit down between around 9:30pm and the flight and probably get something light to eat.

No point going for the hotel as it is only around 4 hours I need to burn.

I can see three lounges that are a possibility in T1.

The Marhaba Lounge, which appears to be quite busy for �25 for 4 hrs

The Dubai International Business Class Lounge for �35 for 5 hrs

The Dubai International Hotel First Class Lounge, not sure how much this one costs and whether it is exclusive to those traveling first class?

Has anybody used any of these three and have any suggestions?

Main priority is getting somewhere that isn't that busy and I can sit down and get a bit of work done, I have heard some of these places can be just as busy as the airport itself and not really worth the money.

Also this might be the deal-breaker, how soon before the flight can I check in for BA, I will print the boarding pass earlier in the day but I will need to check luggage in.

Thanks in advance!

Welcome to FlyerTalk! Since your query is specific to a ME airport, I've moved this post to the dedicated a Middle East forum where it will hopefully be seen by more of the FTers who have the type of info you need.

Good luck!

~Moderator, Information Desk

I don't know about the Marhaba one, but I can give you a bit of details for the International Business Class Lounge.

It can get very full around midnight, as passengers from the nearby departing flights to Europe (LX etc.) do get access to it as well.

The buffet is large, food quality seemed quite good to me.

Good wifi, acceptable showers.

Generally, the lounge is rather loud and full, I wouldn't spend 35� for it for a few hours unless I wanted to eat + drink a lot, plus having a shower..

I've been to the Marhaba Lounge in T1. I believe it also serves as the UAL lounge, so it can get busy as United has late night flights departing to the States. But, it's not so busy that you can't find a quiet little corner to get some work done.

They had a very nice buffet available. If you're a member of the Lounge Club, the Marhaba Lounge is part of their worldwide network.

Is there an official site to buy pre-booked access to the International Business Class Lounge?

I see that you can buy them from gosimply.com and executivelounges.com, any issue with using one of those sites?

You don't have any credit cards/lounge key or priority pass which will get you access to one of the lounges?
All the lounges you mentioned get regularly full. In terms of facilities, they are pretty much equal. The Hotel lounge I am pretty sure you can pay to access.